Group Description

This group is to post picutures of things that would be understood by modern Japanese, but would not be understood by non Japanese, WITH AN EXPLANATION. So that non Japanese can understand them.

The conditions of posting are:(1) Photos should be of things, behaviours, events that would not be understood or thought strange by those from outside Japan. Modern Japanese cultural artifacts are preffered.(2) The photo must have at least 3 lines of explanation.

****************************************The explanation below is almost okay, but now even photos of things in the list below must have an explanation with them.下記の説明は大体あっていますが、表に載ったことを映す写真でも説明が必要になりました。****************************************

A group for explaining Japanese things, behaviours, cultural artifacts: anything representative of Japanese culture. 日本の日常文化を代表する物や行動を写る写真を説明するためのグループです。

Please post images of any of the things and behaviours below.下記の行動と物の写真をぜひご投稿ください。

Please post requests for images that you would like to explain to the discussion.論じたい写真をディスカッションに投稿してください。

Or post any photo depicting Japanese culture as long as you add your "Japanology" regarding the photo. Japanese or English is fine.

あるいは、自分自身の「日本文化論」がついていれば、日本文化をあらわす写真なら何でもよいです。

Photographs with notes are much desired.

Anyone can join, but this group is particularly for those interested in Japanese culture, the visual culture of Japan, both historical and modern, or cultural anthropoly of Japan.

Please imagine you are teaching someone about Japanese culture and submit those images that are representative and explained.

If images can be attractive then so much the better but it is not essential. Mugshots are okay too.

日本文化を表す写真をご投稿いただきたいです。日本人には当たり前で外国人には分からない光景がよいです。日本人にとっても不思議な光景は既存する「Only in Japan」にご投稿くだされば幸いです。

念願のイメージには「音姫」女性用公衆トイレの音消し装置 Mechanisms for obscuring the sound of urination in women's toilets.コタツ heated coffee tablesルースソックス loose socks as worn by high school girlsプリクラ autophotography booths学らん school uniformsお辞儀 bowsお絞り hand towels朝の体操 morning excercisesヒモネクタイ string tyes合コン blind date parties携帯ストラップ mobile phone straps顔黒 extremely tanned young women (fashion)おトイレの上の蛇口 faucets above toilets自動販売機 vending machincesマンガ comic books (Manga)名刺交換 exchanging business cardラブホテル（街） Short stay hotels and their environs隣の人に寄りかかって寝る通勤者 commuters sleeping on each others' shouldersエレベーター女 elevator guidesゴルフ練習場 golf practice rangesカラオケ Karaokeパラパラダンス 'parapara' dance style街頭に置かれても盗まれない掃除道具等 Cleaning equipment and other things that are left on the street and not stolen青コンタクトレンズ blue contact lensesお中元 summer presents占い師 fortune tellers畳で寝ること sleeping on rice mats仏壇 buddhist altars to the dead白い手袋を着るタクシーの運転手 taxi drivers wearing white gloves指定暴力団やその追放 Japanese mafia and attempts to get rid of them「すみません」「お金」「女」「私」「おいで」などを意味するしぐさ gestures meaning sorry, 'money,' 'lover', 'me,' 'come here,' etcワンルームマンション bed sits現金で払う人たち people paying by cash (as opposed to check or credit cardレンガ作り風の家 houses that pretend to be made of bricks男性用のメイク売り場 shops selling make up for men男女共同トイレ（掃除中の看板） public restrooms for men and women when the women's restroom is in the process of being cleand etc. 女性の手洗いが男性のそれより奥にあることを示す写真 Photos which show that women's toilets are usually further into the depths of the corridoor暴走族 Japanese style 'Hells angels'ホタル族 outdoor smokers民家での男性用便器 urinals in domestic homes結婚式 wedding ceremoniesウェディングチャペル fake churches for wedingsお祓い "sweeping" purification ritualsたまごっち virtual pets祝日の国旗掲揚 raising the flag on holidays日本風の枕 Japanese style pillowsマッサージ椅子 massage chairs「あいさつしましょう」や「わき見をするな」という標語の看板 Signs promoting public morals such as "lets greet each other" or "look straight ahead when driving"24時間空かないATM Cash card machines that shut at night工事現場などなどの制服姿 building labourer and other uniforms 年賀状 new years cardsドレスアップされた（軽）自動車 accessorized (small) cars刺青 tatoos漢方薬 Eastern Medicine歩道のなさ lack of pavements/sidewals英語の濫用 Excessive use of English挨拶 greetings込んでいる列車での外国人の隣の空席 Empty seats next to non-Japanese on crowded trains集団登校 groups of school children walking to school together団体旅行 group travel名所での写真撮影 People taking photographs at famous landmarksお土産 Souvenirs名所での絵はがきの少なさ The lack of postcars at famoust spots犠牲打 bunts神社仏閣に貼られるラベル 'We were here' lables attached to Japanese shrines and temples神棚に貼られるラベル（私は見たことがないが）Labels stuck to household shrinesお弁当 lunchboxes高校生に見える４０の女性 40 year old women that look like high school girls痴漢注意の看板 signs telling pedestrians to be wary of molesters個性的なファッションを着ている人 Japanese folk with very individual style in clothes野外で生活する犬 dogs kept exclusively outdoorsうるさい選挙カー Noisy election carsうるさい選択干し竿販売者 Noisy laundry drying poll vendors二人乗り自転車と子供を乗せる自転車 people riding two to a bicycle and people with child seats on bicycles粗大ゴミの豊富なこと The wealth of refuse透明ごみ袋 transparent rubbish/garbage bagsごみ分別当番 seperating rubbish/garbage into different types溝掃除 group ditch cleaning運動会の組体操 group gymnastics at sports days立ち食いそば屋 standing room only noodle shops人前で鏡を見ている日本人 Japanese people looking at mirrors in public places写真つきメニュー Menus with photos家族での潮干狩り Hunting on the foreshore as a family数人で連れ立って黙々とウオーキング People who go walking in silence in a groupとんでもない食玩 The extra with food (not food with the extra)ピースポーズ（写っている方の使用許可済み） V sign poses with model release

お寄せいただいた写真 PHOTOS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED - WE DON'T NEED THESE NOW (unless you think your version is considerably better example than the one we have). *お地蔵様 roadside buddhist effigies*お守り talismans/good luck charms*銭湯 public baths*日本庭園 traditional Japnese gardens*花粉症や風邪のためのマスク Masks for those with hay fever or with a cold*印鑑 seals（無意味な？）公共事業 (meaningless?) public works projects*シャワートイレ（ワッシュレット） electronic bidet* 置き薬 Some kind of medicine* 茶髪な日本人 blonde Japanese*頑張るドリンク Health potions*メロンパン melon shaped buns*祭り festivals *交番 local police boxes*電線 power lines*自動車に後ろから見えるようにたくさんぬいぐるみをのせること、Putting lots of cuddly toys on the back shelf of ones car*屋台 stalls*カーブミラー roadside mirrors*指差し確認 pointing safety checks

どうもありがとうございました。Thank you very much!

Group Rules

This group is to post picutures of things that would be understood by modern Japanese, but would not be understood by non Japanese, WITH AN EXPLANATION. So that non Japanese can understand them.

The conditions of posting are:(1) Photos should be of things, behaviours, events that would not be understood or thought strange by those from outside Japan. Modern Japanese cultural artifacts are preffered.(2) The photo must have at least 3 lines of explanation.